Upp-hald
Old Norse Dictionary - upp-hald
Meaning of Old Norse word "upp-hald"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word upp-hald can mean:upp-hald
- upp-hald
- n. a holding up, lifting. FaS. ii. 268, Stj.: of the host in the mass, Stat. 299, Pm. 101: a keeping up, preservation, veita upphald musterinu, FmS. viii. 279; um húsa u., n. G. L. i. 37, Anecd. 56; u. heilagrar trú, Stj.: maintenance. MS. 302. 170, SkS. 312 B.
- upp-hald
- COMPDS: upphaldskerti, upphaldsmaðr, upphaldsstika.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛒ-ᚼᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Anecd.
- Anecdoton. (H. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)